POLITICS, Latest Updates
Mahara remanded to custody for five more daysLawmaker Parbat Gurung freed without bail
Mahara remanded to custody for five more daysLawmaker Parbat...
KATHMANDU, Oct 21: The Kathmandu District Court has once again extended the judicial custody of former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who was arrested on a charge of attempted rape, by five days.
Oct 21, 2019
Editorial, Latest Updates
Serious case of neglect
Serious case of neglect
A number of anomalies in public and private health institutes are being reported in recent times but the Ministry of Health under Upendra Yadav does not seem to be doing anything substantive to curb them and hold to account those who are neglecting their duties. One such mess recently reported conce...
Oct 21, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Heed the youth
Heed the youth
On September 20, when everybody’s attention was on Tudikhel where the government had organized an official event for the celebration of Constitution Day, in Maitighar and Baneshwar, some youths gathered with placards and banners that read: “Climate is changing, why aren’t we? #Friday for Future.”
Oct 21, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
A tale of slow progress
A tale of slow progress
Two recently published global indices embody the motionless in governance in the last two years. The first, Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), ranked Nepal 108th out of 141 economies it looked at in 2019. Nepal was ranked 109th last year and 108th two years ago.
Oct 21, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Trump’s perfidious America
Trump’s perfidious America
TEL AVIV – US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw American troops from Syria, clearing the way for a Turkish offensive against the Kurds, is an unconscionable betrayal of a strategic ally.
Oct 21, 2019
Infographic, Latest Updates
Fit for Office ?
Fit for Office ?
According to a YouGov poll released Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is seen by a majority of Americans to be more physically fit than President Donald Trump, who is running for a second term in the 2020 election.
Oct 21, 2019
SPORTS, DIASPORA, Latest Updates
Nepali bodybuilder Bhatta becomes ‘Champion of Champions’ in Australia
Nepali bodybuilder Bhatta becomes ‘Champion of Champions’ in...
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Prem Raj Bhatta, a Nepali bodybuilder has bagged the title of ‘Champion of Champions’ in an international bodybuilding competition held in Australia on Sunday.
Oct 20, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Ruling NCP lawmaker Gurung released on general date
Ruling NCP lawmaker Gurung released on general date
Kathmandu, Oct 20: Kathmandu District Court ordered to release Parbat Gurung, a lawmaker of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on a general date on Sunday.
Oct 20, 2019
My City, Soul of My City
Doing what makes them happy: Performance Art
Doing what makes them happy: Performance Art
For them performance art is their way to communicate what they are thinking about and then translating their thoughts into visual acts.
Oct 20, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Paul Dano to play the Riddler in The Batman
Paul Dano to play the Riddler in The Batman
Paul Dano will take on the villainous role of the Riddler in The Batman, a new noirish take on the DC story.
Oct 20, 2019